diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index cf44084..dc0a161 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ maybe_override() {
     if test "$OVERRIDE" = "false"; then
 	return
     fi
+    echo "Removing existing release for ${TAG}"
     api DELETE repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$TAG >& /dev/null || true
 }